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Revit suites discontinued?

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Message 1 of 14
j0ker007
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Revit suites discontinued?

good Morning

 

Im keeping track of Revit suites that Autodesk store but since 2012 products came out. Have they discontinued a few suites?

Building Design Suite

or

Revit Architecture Visulaization Suite ( I could never get on that page for a price anyways).  Or should i just stick with the local resellers and request a quote?

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Message 2 of 14
scott_d_davis
in reply to: j0ker007

Suites are alive and well:

 

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=13456383



Scott D Davis
Sr AEC Technical Specialist
Message 3 of 14
j0ker007
in reply to: scott_d_davis

well on the in the autodesk "shop online"

there is no Autodesk Building Design Suite

and like i stated the "Revit Architecture Visulaization Suite"

for the past 2 months that suite comes up with a error page.

 

But I do see now that when you do go to the

Autodesk Building Design Suite web page

it does states to only buy this from a reseller and not from the Autodesk "shop online" site

is this true????

 

Message 4 of 14
DarrenP
in reply to: j0ker007

yes

you need to go to a reseller to purchase the new suites

the Revit Architecture Visulaization Suite has been discontinuted

locate a reseller: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/partner/search?id=1088201&siteID=123112

DarrenP
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Message 5 of 14

No they aren't! We're being force fed programs that will never be used.

Message 6 of 14
vector2
in reply to: CORYSCOTT7253

What if you just don't use the free programs?

Message 7 of 14
CORYSCOTT7253
in reply to: vector2

How is it free when the price is substantially higher than the Revit Architecture Suites of 2011, 2012 or 2013 and how is it conscionable for a Suite package of 2013 be discontinued when we are not even 1/2 way through 2012?

Message 8 of 14
vector2
in reply to: CORYSCOTT7253

Because Revit 2013 has Revit Architecture and Revit

MEP and Revit Structure all in one, and now selling for

a fraction of what they WERE selling for together. Plus

you get free programs with it. Maybe something you know

about it I don't? Please explain.

 

Edit: But I tend to agree that when any company lets 

marketing people go wild with product "shell games"

like this, the company suffers eventually.




Message 9 of 14

The AutoCAD Revit Suite has not been conmpletely "discontinued."  You can no longer purchase it as a package, but you can continue to get updates on it as part of your subscription. 



Scott D Davis
Sr AEC Technical Specialist
Message 10 of 14
accounting
in reply to: scott_d_davis

i still don't get it. (sorry).

we have many seats of Revit Architectural Suite 2013; what do you mean by 'updates'? meaning patches or new versions? does the forced upgrade to 'Building Design Suite' account for our yearly subscription fee? we just received a quote from one of our resellers for $1,195 per upgraded seat. what gives?

 

curious

Message 11 of 14
scott_d_davis
in reply to: accounting

yes, you can continue to get updates and new versions of Revit, AutoCAD, and AutoCAD Architecture that are part of the Suite you currently own, for the length of your current subscription, and for the length of any renewed subscription.  If you have a year left on your current subscription, you can choose to renew it for 1, 2, or 3 years.  If you renew it for a year, then you will get updates to waht you currently have until the end of that term.  Once the term of the subscription expires, then you will have to "crossgrade" to a Building Design Suite.

 

I don't know about any of the numbers a reseller is quoting you.  You need to find out from them, but I would guess that fee to crossgrade from a Revit Arch Suite to a Building Design Suite includes your subscription, and could be a multi-year subscription..  It also includes at least 6 more valuable pieces of software, depending on if you are going to Premium or Ultimate. The Navisworks Simulate portion of BDS Premium used to sell on its own for around 10 grand.



Scott D Davis
Sr AEC Technical Specialist
Message 12 of 14
accounting
in reply to: scott_d_davis

hi scott,

 

so we have version 2013; so if we renew it for 3 years then autodesk will upgrade us to versions 2014, 2015 and 2016? still not getting it. sorry to be dense.

 

jae

Message 13 of 14
scott_d_davis
in reply to: accounting

Yes, if you renew during your current subscription. (You are on a current subscription, right?)   You cannot let your subscription laspe, and then try and renew. 

 

You will be paying now for 3 years of subscription on each license if you decide to do this.  It may be more cost effective to crossgrade to the Buildling Design Suite Premium, plus you'd get all the other software that comes with BDS Premium.

 

What I'm saying is something like this (but don't quote me on it because I don't have any access to the "numbers" and I'm not a reseller):  You can pay now for a 3 year subscription for your Revit Arch Suite, and keep getting upgrades for 3 more years on those 3 products.  Lets say that costs $1000 per license for the 3 years.  (Again, I'm making that figure up).  Alternativly you can crossgrade to BDS Premium for a shorter term subscription for the same money, and get more software.  Pay $1000 now for 3 more years of 3 pieces of software, or pay $1000 now and get 12 pieces of software for a year subscription.  Either way, it's the same money-out-of-pocket now.

 

All of these "possibilities" should be worked out with your reseller. 

 



Scott D Davis
Sr AEC Technical Specialist
Message 14 of 14
scott
in reply to: scott_d_davis

Expensive forced upgrades to products we never wanted nor will use. It can't be described any other way than extortion. I smell a class action lawsuit in the future...

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